Gaiter or legging



June 27, 1933. A BORE-HAM 1,916,036

GAITER OR LEGGING Filed Sept. 14, 1931 mvawroa Alfred lx/Boreham ATTORNEY Patented June 27, 1933 ALFRED HALTER BOBEHALI, OF cfiE-AM ENGLAND GAI'IER- OR LEGGING Application filed September 14, 1931, Serial No. 562,813, and in Great Britain August 21, 1931.

This invention relates to leggings or gaiters and has for its object to provide an improved construction and arrangement which can be easily and quickly fitted into piace and a secured by the use of a single fastening device.

According to the invention a legging or gaiter comprises a piece of ieather adapted to be wrapped around the leg and fixed in position by a single fastening device located at or near the upper end.

according to the preferred form of the invention a legging or gaiter comprises a portion adapted to be wrapped around the 15 ankles, a portion continuous therewith adapted to be wrapped around the leg and a single fastening device for securing the whole gaiter in position, the portion carrying the fastening being so shaped that the remainder of the gaiter from ankle upwards is prevented from working loose during wear.

Reference will now be made to the accompanying drawing which illustrates by way of example a gaiter constructed according to the invention and in which Fig. 1 is a view showing the gaiter unwrapped.

Fig. 2 shows the first stage of wrapping the gaiter in position and F 3 shows the gaiter fixed in position.

Referring first to F l the gaiter comprises a sheet of leather athe inner surface of which is shown in the drawing and the edge 5 of which forms the upper edge of the gaiter when in its operative position (see Fig. 3). The lower portion of the leather sheet a is provided with a reinforcement 0 covering that portion of the gaiter which in use makes contact with the boot. The reinforcing strip 0 tapers upwards to a point cl which serves for positioning the gaiter as this point is intended to lie immediately at the back of the boot. Adjacent the reinforcement 0 a piece of soft leather 6 is secured along one edge of the main portion a. This soft leather flap is passed around the front of the leg and pushed between the leg and the reinforcement 0 so as to cling to the ankles F and prevent displacement during fitting of the gaiter. This position is shown in Fig. 2.

The external surface of the main portion a is provided with a strap f and buckle 9 (shown in broken lines in Fig. 1) for fastening the gaiter in position. 7

After fitting to the stage shown in Fig. 2 that portion of the gaiter which remains free, is of substantially triangular shape and formed slightly concave so as to fit snugly around the calf of the leg and this fitting may be facilitated by, a slit h. This portion is wrapped around the leg until it can be fastened by means of the buckle g and strap f in the position shown in Fig. 3. When in this position the edge 5 encircles the leg and the adjacent edge 11 extends in a helical direction, this edge being held tightly against the leg by the fastening and preventing the lower portions of the gaiter from working loose during wear. .4

The invention can also be applied to anklets of leather or other material used with shooting boots or the like in which case the use of the flap of soft leatheris optional and a pair of eyelets is preferably disposed near the lower edge so as to engage the anklet with the boot lace. Otherwise the anklet is wrapped and fastened with a single fastening in the same manner as the legging above described.

The gaiter possesses the advantages that owing to the necessity for only one fastening it can be easily and quickly fitted and that it cannot work loose in wear. Also by providing a number of holes in the strap f it is pos sible to make gaiters ofastandard pattern adjustable to the requirements of diiferent persons. The invention is not limited to the use of a strap and buckle as other means of making an adjustable connection may be employed.

I claim:

1. A legging or gaiter comprising a substantially trin-agular piece of leather, a flap of soft leather attached to and extending be yond one edge thereof and adapted to be overlapped and pressed upon by the outer wrapping of the leather when the latter is wrapped to thereby aid in holding the legging in position, a reinforcement extending partly over the inner surface from the edge 3. A legging or gaiter comprising a substantially triangular sheet adapted to be wrapped about the leg with the hypotenuse disposed helically, a soft flap projecting beyond one of the other edges of the sheet and adapted to be overlapped and pressed upon by the wrapped sheet and a position-indicating reinforcement along the hypotenuse edge relatively close to said flap, and means to secure the sheet against unwrapping.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ALFRED WALTER BOREHAM. 

